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Monday, April 4, 2011

Over the weekend I visited Kinokuyiya, one of my favorite bookstores. I was in search of some crafty inspiration and found it in the most unusual place. It wasn't a craft book that inspired me but instead a paper bag that the store places your purchase in. I've always found these kind of bags charming. Perhaps it's the simplicity of the bag or the feel of the paper that appeals to me. I'm not sure. I just know I like them and decided to make a few for myself.

Decide where you want the front of your bag to be. Fold flaps back to center the image. Make sure flaps overlap in the back. There's no specific measurements for the folding since all paper and positioning of pictures will be different.

Glue the back flaps together. Gut the bag at the bottom to the length you want plus one extra inch. Fold up one inch, unfold. (refer to picture on right).

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Fold corners into the fold you just made in the last step. Fold back up and glue in place (right picture).

These paper sacs are really lovely and the project has so many applications - you can play with a punch on top. I have some old Town & Country magazines with great images or old maps would be really nice.

The gift bags look so special, I like the idea of using materials on hand, thanks for this. I'm thinking somehow this would work with pages from worn music scores or old novels, if used with modern bright colored magazines it would have a unique look.